2025 New Plays Festival at Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts

The Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts (Charter Arts) Theatre Department presents its much-anticipated 2025 New Plays Festival (NPF) on Friday, May 2nd at 7 PM. NPF is an artistic endeavor in the school's theatre curriculum featuring four plays written, directed, and performed by upperclassmen theatre students and designed by production arts students. The event brings together skills acquired in script writing, directing and acting classes as students fully take on the challenges of creating new works for the stage. The four plays selected this year, are: "Brought Wine", written by Ariana Hernandez, centers around six friends who gather for a night of wine, gossip, and relaxation, but as secrets are exposed, it quickly unravels into chaos and terror. "The Great Fairy Tale Feud", written by Andrea Rivera, is a fresh take on iconic fairy tale characters as they team up for a raucous and hilarious fight to take back their stories. "Flicker", written by Rashid Akmanov, offers a glimpse into the mind of a man convinced he's been living the American Dream only to be awakened to the harsh reality of his true existence. "Bill and Johnny Eternal", written by Vincent Cocca, is a cacophony of southern stereotypes, sci-fi, and frivolity centered around the cartoonish ongoing feud between the title characters and their nemesis Texas Bob.

Tickets are $7-$12. Purchase at CharterArts.org. Advisory for mature themes and content. ABOUT THE CHARTER ARTS THEATRE DEPARTMENT The Charter Arts Theatre Department offers a pre-professional training program for high school-aged performers. The goal is to provide students with the skills they will need to move on to competitive college programs as well as professional theatre experiences. Classes are designed to encourage students to create imaginative and compelling characters, to regard their voices and bodies as creative instruments, to expose them to theatrical literature and to instill in them a sense of respect and professionalism for the art form that will stay with them throughout their lives.